landing pacific city- beach town, dogleg to 1560ft runway, new years day flight

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Published 2024-01-10

kpfc is a gem of an airport, there is food and pies and coffee and beach within about a 2 minute walk. it's an 1860ft runway but feels a lot larger, maybe because there are no major obstacles, though there is a fun displaced threshold on this one approach.

the terrain of the oregon coast makes each airport incredibly valuable, as driving is on twisting mountain roads, so they are slow- and occasionally blocked by landslides in the winter.

this might be an accidental howto video. you're welcome? sorry?

links:
* en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_City_State_Airport
* friendsofpacificcitystateairport.com/
* www.oregon.gov/aviation/airports/pages/airports/pf…

chapters:
0:00 always start at zero
0:19 fly down the hebo/nestucca valley
1:19 approaching city
1:46 crossing over, looking for windsock
2:52 start turning left downwind
3:09 explain dogleg
3:49 descending and following the river
4:29 dogleg final
4:54 short final

sorry the color correction is terrible- parts are oversaturated. so many rounds of editing, I was _done_.

All Comments (13)

@thebadgerpilot 5 months ago

Looks like a sidewalk with a centerline! Great job!
@BrianSiskind 5 months ago

stunning landscape... man you fly in the promised land
@TipperAir 5 months ago

I like the modified dogleg approach for 14. Nice work. That bird likes to float!
@1dullgeek 5 months ago

Wow. Very pretty views! I like the modified pattern.
@markjohnson9157 5 months ago

The “find the windsock game” is so true! Good video.
@Brick-productions 5 months ago

Finally gald to see a landing at this airport! It's cool to finally get to see landings in my backyard! :)
@ctcrosswindadventures5165 5 months ago

Great video! Incredible views! Nice job on the short runway!
@Fowler28379 5 months ago

Smooth as usual. Full flaps and speed control was impressive.
@joshmc 5 months ago

Gorgeous. Thought that was some kind of carcass on the runway at the end! 😮
@NathanBallardSaferFlying 5 months ago

That is fantastic, the scenery is sooo good. I have been there on land, now I want to try it in the air. Good stuff!
@petertarantelli 5 months ago

Nice little field to drop in on! I heard 2 altitude call-outs, did you program those and, if so, what altitudes were they calling-out?
@MatthewDeis 5 months ago

Hey curious where your compass is?